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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: johnson philiips <johnson_phillips_4@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 10:24:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ASAP.
STUDY CAREFULLY AND REPLY URGENTLY
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HELLO DEAR
HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,HOPE EVERYBODY IS FINE
BOTH YOUR BUSINESS,I AM JOHNSON PHILLIPS THE
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION
OF BTCI BANK LOME TOGO.
I AM CONTACTING YOU BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION I GOT
ABOUT YOU WHICH SHOWS THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE AND
DEPENDABLE,AND THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION CAN
ONLY COME WITH A HELP OF A FORIEGN PARTNER LIKE
YOU SINCE WE CAN NOT OPERATE FORRIEGN ACCOUNTS.THE
MAJOR REASON OF CONTACTING YOU IS DURING OUR
INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN THIS BANK, MY DEPARTMENT
CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A
DECEASED PERSON (NAME WITHDRAWN)
WHO DIED ON NOVEMBER 1999 IN A PLANE CRASH AND THE
FUND HAS BEEN DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT AND AFTER SOME
TIME THE BANK MAY CONVERT TO THE SECURITY FUNDS OF THE
BANK AS IT IS WITH THE ALLIED MATTERS OF THE BANK. NOW
WE ARE NEEDING YOU AS TO SUPPLY ALL THE NECESSARY
INFORMATION THAT WILL QUALIFY YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN
FROM OUR OFFICIAL FILE HERE OF WHICH WE WILL GUIDE YOU
AND SUPPLY WITH ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT YOU WILL
PRESENT TO THE BANK THAT WILL QUALIFY YOU AS THE NEXT
OF KIN TO THE DECEASED PERSON THEN THIS MONEY WILL BE
TRANSFERED TO ANY BANK ACCOUNT THAT YOU WILL PRESENT
THEN WE WILL GO INTO AGREEMENT WITH US AFTER WHICH TWO
PEOPLE UPON COFIRMATION OF THIS MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT
WOULD BE WITH YOU FOR ONWARD SHARING ACCOPRDING TO
PERCENTAGE THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED.
WE ARE STILL WORKING IN THIS BANK THAT IS WHY WE WANT
TO LOOK FOR A FORIEGN PATNER AND WITH OUR ASSISTANCE
EVERYTHING WILL GO SMOOTH. THE SAID AMOUNT IS
(U.S$20 MILLION) UNITED STATES DOLLARS.NOTE THAT THIS
MONEY WE CAN TRANSFER IT IN THREE BADGE AS TO AVOID
OVER TAXATION. WE WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE
SITUATION HERE IN THIS BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE
MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT.BE INFORM THAT THIS DOES NOT
POSE ANY RISK ON YOU BECAUSE YOU WILL ONLY INSTRUCT
THE BANK THE WAY WE WILL GUIDE YOU.
PLEASE, YOU HAVE BEEN ADVICED TO KEEP "TOP SECRET" AS
WE ARE STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM
SERVICE AFTER WE CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU. WE
SUGGEST YOU GET BACK TO US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE STATING
YOUR WISH IN THIS DEAL. THERE IS OPEN ROOM FOR
NEGOTIATION ON PERCENTAGE BEFORE COMMENCEMENT ON THIS
PLEASE.AND YOU ARE ADVISE TO FURNISH US WITH YOUR
TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
GIVE ME A BRIEF CALL AT THE RECIEPT OF THIS MAIL ON MY
TEL. NUMBER.+228 920-4017.
EMAIL.johnson_phillips_dtg@yahoo.com.
SINCERELY
JOHNSON PHILLIPS.
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